List of Famous people born on December 18th

Boris Valentinovich Volynov is a Soviet cosmonaut who flew two space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 5, and Soyuz 21. He was the first Jewish person to enter space, preceding American Judith Resnik. Following the death of Alexei Leonov in October 2019, he is the last surviving member of the original group of cosmonauts.

Naomi Lang is an American former competitive ice dancer. With skating partner Peter Tchernyshev, she is a two-time Four Continents champion, a five-time U.S. national champion (1999–2003), and competed at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Lang is the first Native American female athlete to participate in the Winter Olympics. She is an enrolled member of the Karuk Tribe of California.

Haruna Yabuki is a Japanese actress, gravure idol, and TV personality from Tokyo. Since 2009, she has used the stage name Mari Abe .

Katja Behrens is a German author and translator of Jewish descent.

Gunnel Märtha Ingegärd Lindblom was a Swedish film actress and director.

Vernon Christopher Carter is an American professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Yankees. In 2016, while playing for the Brewers, Carter led the National League in home runs, along with Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado, with 41.

Lene Gammelgaard is a Danish author, motivational speaker and mountaineer. She is based in Denmark but has traveled and worked in over 15 countries in pursuit of her speaking career.

Budi Karya Sumadi is an Indonesian architect who currently serves as the Minister of Transportation in Joko Widodo's Working Cabinet.

Pierre Ducrocq is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.

Isao Matsuoka is a longtime studio executive and former chairman of Toho Co., Ltd..